National Poetry Month: ode to coffee, oda al cafe by Urayoan Noel Quote: “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.” – Aldous Huxley Song: “Last Minute Shakedown” by Son Volt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5GwoYlo2UW0 Place: Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Photo credit: vietname-guide.com History: On April 5, …
Tag: Mindfulness
Down With the Sickness
Monday afternoon I started getting this annoying, dry cough. I was on my way home from an appointment, and it just popped into existence. Scratchy but not. Forceful but not. There but not. I felt fine otherwise, but holy cats! It was so annoying. By the time I went to bed, the dang thing was …
Care Package for April 4, 2019
National Poetry Month: Forty Years by Mary Oliver Quote: “Keep your face always toward the sunshine, and the shadows will fall behind you.” – Walt Whitman Song: “On the Street Where You Live” by Nat King Cole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOs20gZcnks Place: Quebec City, Quebec Photo credit: lonelyplanet.com History: On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., was …
Care Package for April 3, 2019
National Poetry Month: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d by Walt Whitman Quote: “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.” – Aesop Song: “Sometimes It Snows In April” by Prince https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikZgBhSMSUM Place: Geneva, Switzerland Photo credit: thewallpaper.co History: On April 3, 1973, the first cell phone call was made from …
Care Package for April 2, 2019
National Poetry Month: Let America Be America Again by Langston Hughes Quote: “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” – Oprah Winfrey Song: “The Weight” by The Band https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWu-f7HFFJE Place: Red Canyon, Colorado Photo credit: cheapflights.com History: On April 2, 1968, Stanley Kubrick’s “2001: A Space …
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